At the Hospital

We had a wonderful experience at the hospital. I'll post the labor and delivery story the next time I get a surge of energy, but just being at the hospital was great. For example, I don't think I changed one diaper the entire time. Toren changed a few, but the nurses did most of the work. I loved ordering all my meals via room service and being able to ask anyone for almost anything and have them just eager to help me in any way. I loved that they let little Austin stay with us the whole time. And, of course, I loved all the compliments they gave me and Austin. By the end of our stay I felt like a rock star staying at a 5 star resort (I also felt like my body had been run over by a steamroller, but that's to be expected I suppose).

Me holding Austin in our recovery room.

Toren lounging in my hospital bed with Austin. I was in the shower at the time and the nurse walked in to see him just kicking back on my bed while watching sports..she was a little concerned at first.

Austin felt so peaceful at the hospital he even fell asleep while being burped.

We were lucky to have lots of visitors during our hospital stay. I assumed they were there to see how I was feeling, but it was apparent that all they cared about was holding little Austin (and who could blame them?)

Austin with Grandma Forsberg.

Austin and Aunt Mallory.

Introducing Austin Paul Forsberg

On May 27th at 1:54 am Austin Paul Forsberg entered the world, and now our lives will never be the same. He's the most adorable baby, and he has a very calm temperament (so far at least). We already know he has a few favorite things in life: being awake, eating and air-bum time. We feel incredibly blessed to be his parents and we're so glad he arrived safely and in good health.

Austin's Birth Stats:
Weight: 7 lbs 1 ounce
Height: 19.75 inches
Head: 14 inches

Pregnancy Photos (as requested)

At the request of some friends and family I am finally posting some belly shots.

Though I was avid picture taker through college, I've become lazy since marriage and even lazier since pregnancy. But I really wanted at least a handful of good pregnancy pictures to look back on and scrapbook with. Luckily, one of my friends is an amazing photographer. She used to do it professionally, but now she just does it when she wants and for whom she wants. And she agreed to take some for us. She took tons of photos. It was so hard to narrow them down to my favorites.







P.S. Yes, today is my due date...and still no baby. I hope this isn't a preview of his stubbornness.

Babies and Cookies

Today someone told me that babies are like cookies...you don't want to pull them out too early because they're not quite done yet.

Little does she know that I prefer my cookies gooey.

Baby, please come today!

Bloody Eye II

Some of you may remember when I got a random bloody eye. Well, not too long ago I got Bloody Eye II. This time, though, it wasn't totally random. Baxter (of course) and I were playing innocently in the living room. He got excited and accidentally punched me in the eye. It all happened so fast, so I'm not exactly sure how he did it, but what I do know is that his paw connected with my right eye and I spent the next two weeks looking like this...

Day Trip to Cannon Beach

A couple weeks ago Toren and I woke up to a beautiful Saturday morning with absolutely no plans, so we decided to take a day trip to the coast. We went to Cannon Beach. The weather was absolutely perfect, which is rare along the coast.

We spent the first part of our trip walking along the beach with Baxter. He was both fascinated and terrified by the waves. He loved walking along the sand though. At one point we let him off his leash and he just started sprinting full speed around the sand. He loved it, but it made me nervous so he spent the rest of the time on his leash.

Notice how he's very curious until he feels the water.

Famous Haystack Rock

After our beach time we went and walked around the little shops. We, of course, bought ice creams and a bag of saltwater taffy. Then Toren insisted we eat lunch at Mo's.
Mo's famous clam chowder. MmmmMmmm.

Oregon Baby Shower

I know this post is long overdue, but "better late than never" is my current blogging motto.

About a month and a half ago my sisters-in-law were in town and Forsberg women threw me a baby shower. All I have to say is that they went all out. The house was completely decorated and the food -- well -- just look at the picture below. They even ordered the cutest yellow duck Edible Arrangement that now serves as a coin bank on the baby's dresser.


And look at the cake! It was as delicious as it looks. The writing on the cake says "Welcome Austin." We are 99.9% sure we'll name the baby Austin. The other 0.1% just satisfies my nervousness to commit.
And here's the whole group (minus Mallory who was taking the picture). As you can see, baby Brody (Austin's cousin) and Frisbee the dog were both active participants in the party.
Thanks everyone for the fun afternoon and all the great gifts. Everything I got was something we desperately needed.